Full Text of SR1525 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Sheldon Liebman, who passed away on | 4 | | September 15, 2020 at the age of 79; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sheldon Liebman was born to Abe and Sadie Liebman | 6 | | in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 17, 1940; he attended | 7 | | the Wharton School where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in | 8 | | Economics; he later received a Ph.D in American Literature from | 9 | | the University of Pennsylvania; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Sheldon Liebman was a student of Judaism and the | 11 | | Bible; he authored two books, one on Christianity and one on | 12 | | Judaism; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Sheldon Liebman authored 35 articles on American | 14 | | Literature and was a university professor for 57 years, | 15 | | teaching literature, philosophy, grammar, writing, and | 16 | | humanities; most recently, he served as chair of the Humanities | 17 | | Department at Wilbur Wright College until his retirement in | 18 | | 2017; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Sheldon Liebman served for eight years as a member | 20 | | of the Oak Park Elementary School Board and for five years on | 21 | | the Hemingway Foundation Board; he was a member of the Walter |
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| 1 | | Mitty Jazz Band, the Pennies From Heaven Trio, and the American | 2 | | Library Association; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Sheldon Liebman had a sharp sense of humor that | 4 | | was matched only by his brilliant mind, his humble way of | 5 | | living, and his love for his faith; of all of his | 6 | | accomplishments, he said he was most proud of having built a | 7 | | summer home in Upstate New York with just a hammer and handsaw; | 8 | | he was an activist, a humanitarian, and an advocate for | 9 | | equality and justice; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Sheldon Liebman is survived by his beloved partner | 11 | | of 30 years, Gail; his children, Sarah (Brian) and Rebecca; his | 12 | | former spouse and the mother of his children, Gale; his | 13 | | grandchildren, Charlotte, Markus, and Micah; his sister, | 14 | | Dianne (Allan); his brother, Marc (Patricia); his nieces, | 15 | | Pamela, Stephanie, and Caroline; and his nephews, Ari, David, | 16 | | Lionel, Simian, Zachary, and Andy; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Sheldon Liebman, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 21 | | further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Sheldon Liebman as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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